Neal Adams, Batman comic artist and Eisner Hall of Famer, dies at 80


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Adams helped bring to life some of Batman's most recognisable villains in new storylines, like Joker and Two-Face, and co-created Ra's Al Ghul and Man-Bat. Photo: Handout

Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist who drew Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, the X-Men, the Avengers and countless more superheroes, has died, his daughter confirmed to Variety. He was 80.

Adams was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, one of the highest honours in the comic book industry, in 1998. A year later, he was ushered into the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, and he was honoured in the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame in 2019.

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